Australia-headquartered multi-asset prime broker Invast Global has added to its executive team with the appointment of Johan Koo as director and head of prime services APAC (ex-Japan). He is based in the firm's office in Sydney.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has created a new systematic portfolio management team – SQI – to complement its fundamental portfolio management capabilities in equities, fixed income and multi asset, which will be led by Robinson Rouchié.
Durlston Partners, a talent advisory firm specialising in technology, quantitative finance, and data science and catering for the needs of hedge funds, family offices, digital asset firms and banks, has appointed Shannon Palmer as head of business strategy and operations.
Paradigm Governance Partners, a governance and financial services firm with a presence in the Cayman Islands and New York, has added two experienced independent directors to its growing governance team.
Global funds services and solutions provider Ocorian has appointed Paul Spendiff as head of business development, global funds as it continues to expand its support for international fund managers.
Brevan Howard has appointed Murray Coalville, a former vice president at Nomura, to head up its systematic operations, according to a report by The Financial News. Colville joins after spending four months at institutional crypto trading platform Elwood Technologies as a technical account manager.
Apex Group has appointed Alice Read as country head, Jersey. She will report to James Burke, regional head of Northern Europe and Channel Islands and be responsible for leading the group's Jersey-based team.
Crestbridge has expanded its team in Luxembourg with two senior appointments – Teodora Croitoru who joins as head of compliance, fund services, and Emmanuelle Poret who has taken on the role of head of client onboarding, fund services & ManCo.
Munro Partners has appointed Qiao Ma to the newly created role of portfolio manager. She will be based in the firm's Melbourne office and report to chief investment officer Nick Griffin.
Goldman Sachs's head of emerging markets rates Amir Fais trading has announced he is leaving the firm after 15 years to start a 'new part' of his career, which will reportedly see him take a up a role with a hedge fund, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.